diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 484e859b1..e6688229b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-02-19 Paolo Nenzi <p.nenzi@ieee.org>
+
+ *   tests/bin/check.sh: added patch from Gary R. Van Sickle 
+     <g.r.vansickle@worldnet.att.net>. CYGWIN system is recognized as
+     an UNIX flavour (for testing).
+     
+
 2006-02-17 Paolo Nenzi <p.nenzi@ieee.org>
 
  *   src/spicelib/devices/dev.c: Added support for adms devices (Dietmar 
diff --git a/tests/bin/check.sh b/tests/bin/check.sh
index c2e337a89..61d28a804 100644
--- a/tests/bin/check.sh
+++ b/tests/bin/check.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ case $HOST_TYPE in
       sed -e 's/e-000/e+000/g' $testname.test | sed 's/e-0/e-/g' | sed 's/e+0/e+/g' > $testname.test_tmp
       mv $testname.test_tmp $testname.test
       ;;
-    Linux*|Darwin*)
+    Linux*|Darwin*|CYGWIN)
       $SPICE --batch $testdir/$testname.cir >$testname.test &&\
       egrep -v $FILTER $testname.test > $testname.test_tmp &&\
       egrep -v $FILTER $testdir/$testname.out > $testname.out_tmp